However, speaking at this month's meeting of Carlow County Council, Cllr Will Paton asked: "How many (of the requests) were refused as ineligible for repair? Does the Council have statistics of how many were refused as ineligible?

"Could we get a copy of what is eligible for repair? Tenants ar reporting issues with their front door, windows, heating systems."

Cathaoirleach of the Council, Cllr Brian O'Donoghue, said the simplest way to put it was that the "Council were responsible for anything structural".

Director of Services, Michael Brennan, said there is a tenant handbook that sets out the tenants' responsibilities and "we have responsibilities as well".

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